Peacock-tail Anemone Shrimp

Ancylocaris brevicarpalis

"Periclimenes brevicarpalis", the glass anemone shrimp or peacock-tail anemone shrimp, is a species of shrimp belonging to the family Palaemonidae.
Periclimenes brevicarpalis female Bianca, lembeh. Apparently females are larger and have this brain-like thingy in their heads while the males do not show this organ. ....Haha, I know what you are thinking, male human! Glass Anemone Shrimp,Periclimenes brevicarpalis

Appearance

"Periclimenes brevicarpalis" can reach a length of 0.5 to 1.0 inch. The body is almost transparent, with some white spots over carapace and tail and orange spots outlined in black over the caudal fin. Females are larger than males and have more white spots. This species lives symbiotically with sea anemones, corals and jelly fish.
Periclimenes brevicarpalis female Bianca, Lembeh. I did more research on the brain-like thingy in the head. it seems to in fact be an external carapace hump coloring with unknown function. It is thought that it may just be attractive to males...in this case it would be the first case in nature of males atracted to a "brainy" structure in the female :-D For more details: https://seaunseen.com/pacific-clown-anemone-shrimp/ Geotagged,Glass Anemone Shrimp,Indonesia,Periclimenes brevicarpalis,Spring

Distribution

This species can be found in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans, including Australia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyPalaemonidae
GenusAncylocaris
SpeciesA. brevicarpalis
Photographed in
Indonesia
Maldives
Malaysia
Philippines